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title: "RFI - National Recruitment Service (Postgraduate Training)"
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# RFI - National Recruitment Service (Postgraduate Training)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-national-recruitment-service-postgraduate-training-ocds-h6vhtk-07906e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England: "RFI - National Recruitment Service (Postgraduate Training)". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £20,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £20,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-national-recruitment-service-postgraduate-training-ocds-h6vhtk-07906e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07906e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-national-recruitment-service-postgraduate-training-ocds-h6vhtk-07906e#tl-md)

## Description
The work is to conduct an initial RFI with the intention of later procuring a new national digital recruitment service for postgraduate training across Medical, Dental, Pharmacy and Healthcare Science programmes in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 
The supplier will be responsible for implementing, operating, supporting and continuously improving a secure, cloud-based and scalable platform covering the full recruitment journey, including advertising, applications, shortlisting, assessment, offers, onboarding, communications and reporting. 
The service will replace the current solution before its contract expires in April 2028 and will need to manage significant national volumes while providing a modern, accessible and user-centred experience. 
The requirement also includes data migration, integration with existing systems and APIs, reporting and analytics, cyber security, information governance, service management and ongoing agile development. Implementation will be phased, building on the existing Alpha prototypes through Beta and transition to live service, with the supplier expected to work collaboratively with NHS England and other stakeholders to ensure continuity of recruitment activity and establish a platform that can evolve as future recruitment and workforce needs change.
You must be registered on the supplier portal and logged into your portal account to register your interest. You can search for the opportunity using the code: C485695
In order to register on the Supplier's portal, please follow the following link to the welcome page:
https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
The value stated is an indicative estimate only and does not represent an approved budget or committed contract value. This RFI is intended, in part, to inform the Authority’s understanding of potential costs and commercial models. The value of any subsequent procurement may therefore differ from this estimate.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85100000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2028 to 31/03/2033
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F101159-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-26T15:41:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T23:47:10.175Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07906e